Category: Mystery
All Genres: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Release Year: 1971
Country: USA
Runtime: 131
Rating: 6.9 (0)
Languages: English
Director: Robert Wise
Sound: 4-Track Stereo, 70 mm 6-Track
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Writing by: Michael Crichton – (novel)
Nelson Gidding – (screenplay)
Produced by: Robert Wise – producer (uncredited)
Cast: Arthur Hill – Dr. Jeremy Stone
David Wayne – Dr. Charles Dutton
James Olson – Dr. Mark Hall
Kate Reid – Dr. Ruth Leavitt
Paula Kelly – Karen Anson
George Mitchell – Jackson
Ramon Bieri – Major Manchek
Peter Hobbs – General Sparks
Kermit Murdock – Dr. Robertson
Richard OBrien – Grimes
Eric Christmas – Senator from Vermont
Music: Gil Melle
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Plot Outline: A group of scientists investigate a deadly new alien virus before it can spread.
Plot: A U.S. Army satellite (Scoop VII) falls to earth near Piedmont, New Mexico. The recovery team experiences difficulties as it becomes clear that the satellite has performed its intended function all too well, and has brought back something from space. A team of scientists is assembled in a high-tech, underground facility to identify and defeat the “enemy” before it is too late.
Crazy Credits: We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
The opening Warner Bros., Morgan Creek, and Franchise Pictures logos are in black and white.
Goofs: We know about 19 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Revealing mistakes: At the crash site of the Phantom F-4, the tail section of the crashed aircraft is that of an F-100.
Trivia: There are 10 entries in the trivia list – like these: